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1. RECONCILIATION OF WORK AND
FAMILY IN THE EU
Slovak and Romanian students have created this presentation
eTwinning project : F@MILY @NDWORK DIMENSIONS
2014

2. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU
 The reconciliation of work, private and family life
is a key area for European employment policy,
which aims to increase the participation of both
men and women in the labour market and to
encourage initiatives to support the health and
well-being of employees.This survey data report
examines employment rates for men and women,
the impact of children on labour
marketparticipation, the various forms of
flexibility to support the reconciliation of work
and family life(part-time work, flexibility of
working time, work organisation and place of
work) and the satisfaction of individuals with their
work–life balance.

3. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU

4. Reconciliation of work and
family in the EU
 Flexibility in the organisation and length of working time,
which enables greater reconciliation ofwork, private and
family life, can play an important role in increasing
employment rates, particularly among women, who retain the
bulk of the responsibility for child and dependant care.This,
however, is a complicated policy issue. According to the 2009
report on the reconciliation of work, private and family life in
the EU (13Mb PDF) from the European Commission, the
presence of children (especially younger ones) can have a
strong influence on the type of job sought, in particular among
women. Flexible working time arrangements, part-time jobs
or temporary work are examples of employment that those
with parental responsibilities may seek or be ‘pushed into’,
often as a result of insufficient, inappropriate or unaffordable
childcare provisions.

5. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU

6. Reconciliation of work and
family in the EU
 Flexibility in the organisation and length of working time,
which enables greater reconciliation ofwork, private and
family life, can play an important role in increasing
employment rates, particularly among women, who retain the
bulk of the responsibility for child and dependant care.This,
however, is a complicated policy issue. According to the 2009
report on the reconciliation of work, private and family life in
the EU (13Mb PDF) from the European Commission, the
presence of children (especially younger ones) can have a
strong influence on the type of job sought, in particular among
women. Flexible working time arrangements, part-time jobs
or temporary work are examples of employment that those
with parental responsibilities may seek or be ‘pushed into’,
often as a result of insufficient, inappropriate or unaffordable
childcare provisions.

7. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU

8. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU
 Public policies regarding reconciliation
between parenthood and labour market
participation have sometimes developed in
contradictory ways, combining measures
encouraging parents to stay at home with
those encouraging them to take up paid
employment. Although female employment
rates have increased strongly over the past
decade, women (and also to some extent men)
still encounter difficulties in reconciling work
and private and family life.
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9. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU

10. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU
 Although significant changes have been made to the labour
market over the past 50 years and the labour market
participation of women has increased substantially, the
Commission report points out that women’s participation in
the workforce continues to be affected by their predominant
role in the care of children.The presence and number of
children, as well as the age of the youngest child, can have a
marked influence on female employment rates.The presence
of children decreases labour market participation in virtually
all EU Member States, while the presence of children usually
has the effect of increasing male labour market participation.
The average negative effect onfemale participation is -11.3%
in EU27 and -10.9% in EU15. For men, the average positive
effect is 7.7% in EU27 and 8.8% in EU15.

11. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU
 Flexibility in the organisation and length of working time, which enables
greater reconciliation ofwork, private and family life, can play an important
role in increasing employment rates, particularly among women, who retain
the bulk of the responsibility for child and dependant care.This, however, is a
complicated policy issue. According to the 2009 report on the reconciliation
of work, private and family life in the EU (13Mb PDF) from the European
Commission, the presence of children (especially younger ones) can have a
strong influence on the type of job sought, in particular among women.
Flexible working time arrangements, part-time jobs or temporary work are
examples of employment that those with parental responsibilities may seek
or be ‘pushed into’, often as a result of insufficient, inappropriate or
unaffordable childcare provisions. Public policies regarding reconciliation
between parenthood and labour market participation have sometimes
developed in contradictory ways, combining measures encouraging parents
to stay at home with those encouraging them to take up paid employment.
Although female employment rates have increased strongly over the past
decade, women (and also to some extent men) still encounter difficulties in
reconciling work and private and family life.

12. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU

13. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU
 Reconciliation of work, family and private life
is set to be an ongoing challenge for EU
employment policy. In addition to the likely
increasing responsibility for care that will take
place as a result of the ageing EU population,
individuals are beginning to expect more
flexibility and work–life balance in their lives in
general, in contrast to previous working
generations. These trends will ensure that
work–life balance issues remain a high-profile
topic over the coming years.

14. Reconciliation of work and family
in the EU